The citric acid cycle is an eight-step chemical cycle that completes the metabolic breakdown of glucose by oxidizing pyruvate to carbon dioxide, occurring in the mitochondrion (eukaryotes) or cytosol (prokaryotes).
El ciclo del ácido cítrico es un ciclo químico de ocho pasos que completa la degradación metabólica de la glucosa al oxidar el piruvato a dióxido de carbono, ocurriendo en la mitocondria (eucariotas) o citosol (procariotas).
| Front | citric acid cycle |
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| Back | A chemical cycle involving eight steps that completes the metabolic breakdown of glucose molecules begun in glycolysis by oxidizing pyruvate to carbon dioxide; occurs within the mitochondrion in eukaryotic cells and in the cytosol of prokaryotes; the second major stage in cellular respiration. |
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